Helen Stracener Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Helen Stracener of Merryville, Louisiana, born in Deridder, Louisiana, who passed away on July 16, 2021, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Helen Stracener to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Ray Dykman and Ruby Alston Dykman; her husband David Stracener; her former husband Curtis Gill; and her son Kenneth Randall Gill.
She is survived by: her daughters, Karen Kauffman (Steve) of Merryville, LA, Katie Knox (Johnnie) of DeRidder, LA, Kristie Nolen (Curtis) of Pitkin, LA and Cherylene Cook of DeQuincy, LA; her stepdaughters, Darlene Stracener (Bill) of DeRidder, LA and Ann Maricle (Milburn) of Pitkin, LA; and her siblings, Ralph Dykman (Beulah) of DeRidder, LA, Samual Miller of Mamou, LA and Addie Ortiz of Rosepine, LA. She is also survived by eleven grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
